How do Substack's platform fee models and paid subscription revenue shares compare to running a custom Ghost publication backed by Stripe when factoring in merchant processing costs?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
How do Substack's platform fee models and paid subscription revenue shares compare to running a custom Ghost publication backed by Stripe when factoring in merchant processing costs?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Substack fees 10% paid subscriptions Stripe processing fee official help center 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Ghost pricing transaction fees 0% Stripe processing fees official GhostGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDYes / no
Stripe US online card processing fees 2.9% 30 cents official pricingGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDConsequence
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
Substack fees 10% paid subscriptions Stripe processing fee official help center 2026 Google ↗
Ghost pricing transaction fees 0% Stripe processing fees official Ghost Google ↗
Stripe US online card processing fees 2.9% 30 cents official pricing Google ↗
- How much does Substack cost? · support.substack.com
- Stripe Billing · stripe.com
- Are there any transaction fees? · ghost.org
- Official Ghost + Stripe Integration · ghost.org
- Substack features: publish, grow, and earn in one place · substack.com
- Can my subscribers pay on the Substack Android app? · support.substack.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Substack fees 10% paid subscriptions Stripe processing fee official help center 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Ghost pricing transaction fees 0% Stripe processing fees official Ghost OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Yes / no | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Stripe US online card processing fees 2.9% 30 cents official pricing OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |